Printed paper stuck-on endband

Left: Back cover, tail edge, with sticking plaster and Aironfix (back colour) under the leather. Only a small trace of the endband (centre) was found half-stuck inside the spine, thanks to the neglect of the same bibliopath who “reinforced” the leather with self adhesive plastic. Right: The two reproduced endbands, and the original, in printed paper.

Endbands, headbands and ties. Endbands structural classification, and stuck-on endbands conservation. Read more.